hyperhidrosis

noun

hy·​per·​hi·​dro·​sis ˌhī-pər-hī-ˈdrō-səs 

: generalized or local excessive sweating

Examples of hyperhidrosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gustatory hyperhidrosis is a reaction of your nervous system to spicy foods. —Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025

All of this was compounded by hyperhidrosis, a medical condition that causes excessive sweating, particularly under the arms, which Marino had been silently managing for years. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025

With primary plantar hyperhidrosis, sweating happens without a trigger.2 Researchers aren't sure why. —Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Aug. 2025

Secondary hyperhidrosis is caused by an underlying issue like medications, infections, endocrine disorders, or even certain cancers. —Lauryn Higgins, Time, 7 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin hidrosis perspiration, from Greek hidrōsis, from hidroun to sweat, from hidrōs sweat — more at sweat

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hyperhidrosis

• amyloidosis
• anaplasmosis
• anastomosis
• aponeurosis
• apotheosis
• aspergillosis
• blastomycosis
• coccidiosis
• cryptococcosis
• cysticercosis
• endocytosis
• exocytosis

Medical Definition

hyperhidrosis

noun

hy·​per·​hi·​dro·​sis -hid-ˈrō-səs  -hī-ˈdrō- 

variants also hyperidrosis

-id-ˈrō-  -ī-ˈdrō- 

plural hyperhidroses -ˌsēz 

: generalized or localized excessive sweating compare hypohidrosis